May – Drilling at the Odoptu field begins in May, highlighting the start of the next phase of Sakhalin-1

November – Sakhalin-1's De-Kastri Oil Export Terminal named 2009 Terminal of the Year by IV Annual International Congress

2010: Production startup at the Odoptu field in September

2011:

January – OP-11 well declared at Odoptu field, setting a new world record for extended reach drilling at a total measured depth of 12,345 meters (7.67 miles). The OP-11 well also sets a world record with a horizontal reach of 11,475 meters (7.13 miles)